The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout

Written by: KUT & KUTX Studios Mose Buchele
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  • Millions lost power. Hundreds died. How did this happen? KUT’s Mose Buchele explores what happened during the worst blackout in Texas history.
    2025 KUT & KUTX Studios | Moody College of Communication
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Political Science
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Episodes
  • The Disconnect Season 3: Coming Feb 12

    The Disconnect Season 3: Coming Feb 12
    Jan 30 2025

    n this season of The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout, we explore the history of Texas oil and gas regulation, how the industry — with the help of state officials— became largely self-regulating and what that means for energy reliability in Texas.

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    2 mins
  • The Texas Grid Under Pressure

    The Texas Grid Under Pressure
    Mar 10 2023

    In this bonus episode, you’ll hear a panel of experts we brought together to mark two years since the 2021 blackout, where we discuss the future of the Texas grid in the face of climate change and the increasingly extreme weather linked to it.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • The Campaign

    The Campaign
    Oct 31 2022

    Nearly two years after the big blackout in Texas, how big of an issue is the power grid in the 2022 race for governor? We talk with Julian Aguilar, a reporter for the Texas Newsroom. The Disconnect Season 2 is a project of The Texas Newsroom, the collaboration among NPR and the public radio stations […]

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    19 mins

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